Ranking of New York Cities and Places By Poverty Rate in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on December 9, 2023.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for New York was 13.45%. Among all New York cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Monsey CDP had the highest poverty rate (46.15%), followed by Kiryas Joel village (40.54%), and Ithaca city (34.51%). On the other hand, the following 3 cities and places had the lowest poverty rate: Terryville CDP (1.42%), North Wantagh CDP (1.79%), and Seaford CDP (1.79%).
The chart below shows the top 10 New York cities and places with a population of 10K+ and a high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all New York cities and places with a population of 10K+.
You can also see similar ranking of cities and places for other states as well as for the whole United States.
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Related Topics: New York ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Ranking of New York Cities and Places By Poverty Rate in 2021
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| Rank | City | Poverty Rate (%) |
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| 1 | Monsey CDP | 46.15 |
| 2 | Kiryas Joel village | 40.54 |
| 3 | Ithaca city | 34.51 |
| 4 | Binghamton city | 32.01 |
| 5 | Syracuse city | 30.07 |
| 6 | Rochester city | 29.35 |
| 7 | Jamestown city | 28.12 |
| 8 | Utica city | 28.02 |
| 9 | Buffalo city | 27.56 |
| 10 | Endicott village | 26.67 |
| 11 | Dunkirk city | 26.66 |
| 12 | Elmira city | 25.47 |
| 13 | Oswego city | 25.17 |
| 14 | Wyandanch CDP | 25.10 |
| 15 | Spring Valley village | 24.24 |
| 16 | Niagara Falls city | 23.83 |
| 17 | Amsterdam city | 23.75 |
| 18 | Fulton city | 23.60 |
| 19 | Olean city | 23.55 |
| 20 | Troy city | 23.27 |
| 21 | Gloversville city | 22.51 |
| 22 | Lackawanna city | 22.10 |
| 23 | Cortland city | 21.93 |
| 24 | Albany city | 21.73 |
| 25 | Newburgh city | 21.37 |
| 26 | Schenectady city | 21.26 |
| 27 | Massena village | 21.23 |
| 28 | Watertown city | 20.83 |
| 29 | Auburn city | 20.18 |
| 30 | Watervliet city | 19.83 |
| 31 | Johnson City village | 19.57 |
| 32 | Plattsburgh city | 19.21 |
| 33 | Chestnut Ridge village | 19.10 |
| 34 | Kingston city | 18.88 |
| 35 | Poughkeepsie city | 18.84 |
| 36 | Mastic Beach CDP | 18.83 |
| 37 | Geneva city | 18.65 |
| 38 | Oneonta city | 18.38 |
| 39 | Ogdensburg city | 18.36 |
| 40 | Rome city | 17.36 |
| 41 | Hempstead village | 17.20 |
| 42 | New York city | 16.95 |
| 43 | Middletown city | 16.52 |
| 44 | Cohoes city | 16.12 |
| 45 | Fredonia village | 16.02 |
| 46 | Batavia city | 15.96 |
| 46 | Corning city | 15.96 |
| 47 | North Bellport CDP | 14.93 |
| 48 | Inwood CDP | 14.82 |
| 49 | Haverstraw village | 14.81 |
| 50 | Glen Cove city | 13.78 |
| 51 | Yonkers city | 13.23 |
| 52 | West Haverstraw village | 12.99 |
| 53 | North Bay Shore CDP | 12.89 |
| 54 | Mount Vernon city | 12.70 |
| 55 | Riverhead CDP | 12.68 |
| 56 | Oneida city | 12.41 |
| 57 | Lockport city | 12.36 |
| 58 | Scotchtown CDP | 12.15 |
| 59 | Endwell CDP | 12.05 |
| 60 | Huntington Station CDP | 11.74 |
| 61 | Glens Falls city | 11.65 |
| 62 | Mastic CDP | 11.57 |
| 63 | Uniondale CDP | 11.56 |
| 64 | Port Chester village | 10.94 |
| 65 | Tonawanda city | 10.86 |
| 66 | North Tonawanda city | 10.85 |
| 67 | Peekskill city | 10.83 |
| 68 | Copiague CDP | 10.71 |
| 69 | New Rochelle city | 10.35 |
| 70 | Great Neck village | 10.07 |
| 71 | Manorville CDP | 10.06 |
| 72 | Orange Lake CDP | 10.05 |
| 73 | Cheektowaga CDP | 9.61 |
| 74 | Saratoga Springs city | 9.55 |
| 75 | New Cassel CDP | 9.53 |
| 76 | Central Islip CDP | 9.43 |
| 77 | Beacon city | 9.20 |
| 78 | Tonawanda Town CDP | 9.07 |
| 79 | Eggertsville CDP | 8.97 |
| 80 | Coram CDP | 8.92 |
| 81 | Depew village | 8.75 |
| 82 | Ossining village | 8.73 |
| 83 | Brighton CDP | 8.64 |
| 84 | Irondequoit CDP | 8.48 |
| 85 | White Plains city | 8.44 |
| 86 | Lake Ronkonkoma CDP | 8.32 |
| 87 | East Patchogue CDP | 8.31 |
| 88 | Kenmore village | 8.29 |
| 89 | North Amityville CDP | 8.21 |
| 90 | Roosevelt CDP | 8.06 |
| 91 | Canandaigua city | 8.04 |
| 92 | Fort Drum CDP | 7.87 |
| 93 | Patchogue village | 7.73 |
| 94 | Shirley CDP | 7.68 |
| 95 | Hampton Bays CDP | 7.67 |
| 96 | Lancaster village | 7.64 |
| 97 | De Witt CDP | 7.61 |
| 98 | Mount Kisco village | 7.58 |
| 99 | Sleepy Hollow village | 7.50 |
| 100 | Ridge CDP | 7.43 |
| 101 | Middle Island CDP | 7.38 |
| 102 | Brentwood CDP | 7.31 |
| 103 | Greece CDP | 7.14 |
| 104 | Roessleville CDP | 7.08 |
| 105 | Freeport village | 6.86 |
| 106 | Bay Shore CDP | 6.79 |
| 107 | East Glenville CDP | 6.74 |
| 108 | North Lindenhurst CDP | 6.72 |
| 109 | West Seneca CDP | 6.67 |
| 110 | Nanuet CDP | 6.57 |
| 111 | Huntington CDP | 6.53 |
| 112 | Medford CDP | 6.38 |
| 113 | Jericho CDP | 6.36 |
| 114 | Centereach CDP | 6.33 |
| 114 | Deer Park CDP | 6.33 |
| 115 | Mineola village | 6.31 |
| 115 | Suffern village | 6.31 |
| 116 | Lindenhurst village | 6.26 |
| 117 | Selden CDP | 6.01 |
| 118 | Fairmount CDP | 5.78 |
| 118 | Greenlawn CDP | 5.78 |
| 119 | Tarrytown village | 5.76 |
| 120 | Lake Grove village | 5.73 |
| 121 | Rotterdam CDP | 5.72 |
| 122 | Sayville CDP | 5.68 |
| 123 | West Babylon CDP | 5.55 |
| 124 | Holtsville CDP | 5.48 |
| 125 | Stony Brook CDP | 5.41 |
| 126 | Port Washington CDP | 5.39 |
| 127 | Pearl River CDP | 5.38 |
| 128 | Hauppauge CDP | 5.37 |
| 129 | Westbury village | 5.31 |
| 130 | Levittown CDP | 5.21 |
| 131 | Long Beach city | 5.06 |
| 132 | East Northport CDP | 5.01 |
| 133 | Mamaroneck village | 4.96 |
| 134 | Elmont CDP | 4.94 |
| 135 | Dix Hills CDP | 4.93 |
| 135 | Jefferson Valley-Yorktown CDP | 4.93 |
| 135 | South Huntington CDP | 4.93 |
| 136 | East Rockaway village | 4.91 |
| 137 | Franklin Square CDP | 4.86 |
| 138 | Melville CDP | 4.84 |
| 139 | Lynbrook village | 4.51 |
| 140 | North Valley Stream CDP | 4.47 |
| 141 | South Farmingdale CDP | 4.43 |
| 142 | East Meadow CDP | 4.42 |
| 142 | Islip CDP | 4.42 |
| 143 | Rye city | 4.41 |
| 144 | Myers Corner CDP | 4.36 |
| 145 | North Babylon CDP | 4.33 |
| 146 | Rockville Centre village | 4.32 |
| 147 | North Massapequa CDP | 4.31 |
| 148 | West Hempstead CDP | 4.21 |
| 149 | Stony Point CDP | 4.20 |
| 150 | Miller Place CDP | 4.16 |
| 151 | Hicksville CDP | 4.12 |
| 152 | Woodbury village | 4.11 |
| 153 | Loudonville CDP | 4.09 |
| 154 | Massapequa Park village | 4.07 |
| 154 | Nesconset CDP | 4.07 |
| 155 | Rocky Point CDP | 4.01 |
| 156 | Baldwin CDP | 3.99 |
| 157 | Syosset CDP | 3.98 |
| 158 | Harrison village | 3.96 |
| 159 | Bethpage CDP | 3.87 |
| 160 | Holbrook CDP | 3.86 |
| 161 | Eastchester CDP | 3.84 |
| 162 | Latham CDP | 3.79 |
| 162 | Wantagh CDP | 3.79 |
| 163 | East Massapequa CDP | 3.74 |
| 164 | New City CDP | 3.69 |
| 165 | Dobbs Ferry village | 3.68 |
| 166 | Elwood CDP | 3.63 |
| 167 | Ronkonkoma CDP | 3.53 |
| 168 | Oceanside CDP | 3.51 |
| 169 | Salisbury CDP | 3.46 |
| 170 | Massapequa CDP | 3.45 |
| 170 | North Bellmore CDP | 3.45 |
| 171 | Valley Stream village | 3.39 |
| 172 | Plainview CDP | 3.37 |
| 173 | West Islip CDP | 3.35 |
| 174 | Bellmore CDP | 3.06 |
| 175 | North Merrick CDP | 3.04 |
| 176 | New Hyde Park village | 3.03 |
| 177 | Farmingville CDP | 2.95 |
| 178 | Kings Park CDP | 2.86 |
| 179 | Woodmere CDP | 2.82 |
| 180 | Smithtown CDP | 2.77 |
| 181 | Babylon village | 2.76 |
| 182 | Niskayuna CDP | 2.73 |
| 183 | Mount Sinai CDP | 2.57 |
| 184 | Floral Park village | 2.49 |
| 185 | Garden City village | 2.45 |
| 186 | Scarsdale village | 2.43 |
| 187 | East Islip CDP | 2.13 |
| 188 | Merrick CDP | 1.88 |
| 188 | St. James CDP | 1.88 |
| 189 | Commack CDP | 1.83 |
| 190 | North New Hyde Park CDP | 1.80 |
| 191 | North Wantagh CDP | 1.79 |
| 191 | Seaford CDP | 1.79 |
| 192 | Terryville CDP | 1.42 |